1. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on tropical storm Julio, located nearly 700 miles north of Honolulu Hawaii, under AWIPS header TCPCP4 and WMO header WTPA34 PHFO.

2. An area of low pressure located about 1100 miles east-southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii continues to produce showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development of this system during the next two days as it moves slowly north or northwest.* Formation chance through 48 hours, high, 60 percent.

Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected through Saturday morning.